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079 - Disclosure - Note 18 - Retirement Plans - Benefit Obligations (Details)
(http://www.cambrex.com/20161231/role/statement-note-18-retirement-plans-benefit-obligations-details)
TableStatement [Table]
Slicers (applies to each fact value in each table cell)
Reporting Entity [Axis]0000820081 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Scenario [Axis]Scenario, Unspecified [Domain]
Statement [Line Items]Period [Axis]
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31
2015-01-01 - 2015-12-31
2014-01-01 - 2014-12-31
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Axis]Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Axis]Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Axis]
United States Pension Plan of US Entity [Member]Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan [Member]Foreign Pension Plan [Member]United States Pension Plan of US Entity [Member]Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan [Member]Foreign Pension Plan [Member]United States Pension Plan of US Entity [Member]Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan [Member]Foreign Pension Plan [Member]
Benefit obligation, beginning of year
58,556,000  
1,800,000  
22,748,000  
64,825,000  
2,389,000  
26,700,000  
   
Service cost
xsi:nil  
xsi:nil  
742,000  
xsi:nil  
xsi:nil  
778,000  
xsi:nil  
xsi:nil  
674,000  
Interest cost
2,390,000  
18,000  
740,000  
2,430,000  
24,000  
589,000  
3,310,000  
33,000  
884,000  
Actuarial loss/(gain)
427,000  
 
3,255,000  
(5,263,000) 
(4,000) 
(2,397,000) 
   
Benefits paid
(3,655,000) 
(609,000) 
(700,000) 
(3,436,000) 
(609,000) 
(697,000) 
   
Currency translation effect
  
(1,783,000) 
  
(2,225,000) 
   
Benefit obligation, end of year
57,718,000  
 
1,209,000  
 
25,002,000  
 
58,556,000  
 
1,800,000  
 
22,748,000  
 
64,825,000  
 
2,389,000  
 
26,700,000